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APPLICATION-men sEPT.-'12,1921

Patented Apr. 18,- 1922.

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FLYTRAP.

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Specicationof Letters Patent.V

Patented Apr.' is, 1,922.

-- Application filed September 12, 1921. Serial No. 499,916.

To all whom t mag/1 concern:

'Be it known that I, MILEs WV. BEoKn'r'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of lFaulkner and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flytraps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a device of this kind for trapping iies by permitting the cover of the trap to quickly close, when the releasing device on the handle is actuated.

Another purpose is to provide ay trap comprising a body, which may be constructed of any suitable material, either sheet metal,

.wood or the like preferably the former, in-

cluding a spring tension cover, with means for holding the cover open,whereby after the Yinterior of the body wherein thebait is placed has gathered suflicient number of fiies, the cover may be released, permitting the` spring to` quickly close it, and entrap the flies.

While the design and construction at pres'- ent illustrated and set forth are deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction of the invention to amore practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible of changes, and the .right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope kof what is claimed. j

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as will be herein- `after set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved ily trap constructed in accordance with the invention, showing it attached to a base board, so as to hold the trap firmly in position; i

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the trap, also showing the cover open;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the trap showing the cover closed; and Y Figure lis an enlarged detail view of the hinge connection of the cover to the body. Y

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the trap, which may be constructed of any suitable material, preferably sheet metal, such as iron, tin or zinc, or may be constructed of wood. Furthermore the body maybe any suitable shape, preferably rectangular, and also may be of any suitable proportions. Thebody mayy be of Sufficient depth, to provide'ample space in the trap, when the cover is closed. The body has a suitable handle 2, by which the trap may be moved from place to place.

Mounted on the handle is a cover-releas ing device 3, which comprises a wire slidably mounted on the handle, there being staples l for holding the releasing device in position. The releasing wire has bent portions 5 causing notches 6 to be formed, adapted to engage the 'transverse ribs or shoulders 7 of the handle, so asto hold the releasing wire in different positions. One end of the releasing wire or device has an upstanding arm, which vhas a lateral portion to engage the free edge of the cover` 8, to hold the cover in` an open position. The releasing wire or device is mounted in a groove 9-in-the handle, thereby preventing the releasing wirey from rotating, and holding the. upstanding arm substantially in a perpendicular position, so that its lateral hook lmay engage the cover.

Thecover is hingedly mounted upon the `body of the trap as at 10, and comprises a vby avoiding retarding movement of the cover in the act of closing.

A pair of coil springs 13 are mounted onV the body and one end of the cover, and so arranged that certain 0f their ends will bear against the end of the body, while their other endswill bear against the cover, acting to urge the cover closed, when released.

Projecting laterally from the sides of the body are plates or ears 14 arranged in pairs and provided with slots 15 to receive fastening devices, for the purpose of securing the body of the trap to a base board, table or the like or other support 16, so as to hold the trap in position, particularly when the cover is released and allowed to close.

ln the operation, the body of the trap is provided with some suitable bait which will attract the flies, the bait being arranged adiacent the hinged end of the cover on the` FAn-,ENT .oi-Fics device may be moved in the direction of the arrow a, allowing the cover to quickly and automatically close, 'hence entrapping flies in the body.` l A The releasing device 3 at its end is pro! vided with a yring 3%,Vto receive the finger of an -operator for releasing the trap and resetting the same. 1 v 'n rlhe invention having been set Jforth, what isclaimed as being useful is:

1. ln fa ily trap, ,theV combination with a ltrap body adapted to be baited forv the .pur-

pose of attracting iiies, a cover hingedly mounted on one lend of the body and providedV with spring means for holding the same closed, said body having a handle, and a cover 'holding means vmounted on the handle provided with means adapted to engage the free end of the 'cover to hold the samev ventingthe `holding'means from rotating;

Y 3. ln a fly trap, a trap body provided with a handle having a slot, a spring tensioned vcover hinge'dlyfmounte'd on one end of the body, and adapted to open to a position ad- 1 jacent the handle, holding means mounted in said. slot and adapted to engage the free edge of the cover and hold the same open,

lprovided Y the free edge of th'e cover and hold the same Y open, and being manually releasable to pen mit the cover to close, means for holding the holding means in different adjusted positions. f

5. Ina fly trap, a trap body provided with a handle having' a slot, aspring tensioned cover hingedly mounted -onone end of the body, and adapted to open Vto a position adjacent the handle, holding'means mounted in said slot and adapted to engage the free ledge of the'cover and hold the same open, and being manually releasable to permit the cover to close,a base board, and means for fastening the body of the trap to the'base board. "ln testimony whereof l hereunto ailiX my 

